What color is #84A59E?

#84A59E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84A59E?

The RGB value is 132, 165, 158: 132 red, 165 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84A59E?

The complementary color is #A5848B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84A59E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84A59E color

#84A59E rgb(132, 165, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84A59E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 64.7% green and 62% blue (132, 165, 158).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#84A59E color codes

HEX	`#84A59E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 165, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 64.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 20%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 4%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.19, -12.79, -0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.19, 12.79, 180.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.141, 34.283, 37.423)`
Decimal	`8693150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84A59E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #84A59E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84A59E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #84A59E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84a59e; }
.text { color: #84a59e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84a59e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 165 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84a59e, #849ca5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #84A59E?: #84A59E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84A59E?: The RGB value is 132, 165, 158: 132 red, 165 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84A59E?: The complementary color is #A5848B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84A59E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.